Normal driving tips
WARNING
Slow down when driving in crosswind
or on rough road.
CAUTION
• Do not rest your foot on the clutch
pedal while driving, or do not hold
your vehicle with the clutch while
stopping on an upgrade. This could
cause clutch overheating.
• Do not rest your hand on the shift
lever knob while driving. The trans
mission could accidentally be shifted
into another range.
• Do not race the engine when shifting.
this could cause engine overheating.
• Do not drive through water if water
depth is higher than the bottom of the
wheel rims. Drive slowly when driv
ing through water.
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Economical driving tips
• Accelerate your vehicle moderately.
Avoid unnecessarily sudden accelera
tion or braking. Keep the same speed
as long as possible.
• Avoid unnecessarily high speed driv
ing.
• It is advisable to drive in the top gear
when driving in high speed. This will
help reduce engine noise level as well
as fuel consumption.
• Time your driving to help the vehicle
move as long as possible since moving
the vehicle from a stop requires more
fuel.
• Drive sensibly and maintain your vehi
cle properly. They wil keep originally
designed performance of your vehicle
as well as save fuel.
• Do not overload.
• Do not keep engine idling unnecessar
ily.
• Turn the air conditioner off when not
required.
• Remove the roof rack when not re
quired.
Cold driving tips
Battery
Check the battery condition and cables.
Battery capacity tends to reduce in cold
weather. (See Section 13).
Engine coolant
Fill the sufficient mixture rate of coolant.
Engine oil
Refer to the engine oil viscosity chart on
Section 14.
Washer fluid
Use anti-freeze type washer fluid.
Parking brake
Shift the manual transmission lever to 1st or
reverse, or the automatic transmission lever
to ®.Chock the wheels.